醫學院區新生對“好護士”首要特質之描述及比較

The Primary Traits of a Good Nurse: Descriptions and Comparisons Based on Freshman Opinion at a Medical Campus

10.6145/jme.200906_13(2).0003

劉欣怡(Hsin-Yi Liu)；高碧霞(Bih-Shya Gau)；羅美芳(Meei-Fang Lou)；戴玉慈(Yu-Tzu Dai)；黃貴薰(Guey-Shiun Huang)

好護士 ； 首要特質 ； 醫學教育 ； good nurse ； primary trait ； medical education

Journal of Medical Education

13卷2期（2009 / 06 / 01）

92 - 101

繁體中文

本研究在探討某醫學院區不同學系新生對好護士首要特質之描述比較。研究對象為臺灣北部某國立大學醫學院區選修通識課程「人與醫學」之學生，以學生在「護理學的發展」這堂課之課後作業所描述的好護士首要特質作內容分析，共收集258份作業資料予以分析。結果顯示，不同性別之學生對好護士首要特質之看法未具顯著差異；不同學系之比較，護理學系學生認為好護士首要特質傾向歸屬於「專業特質」，如：專業知識、關愛、克盡職責；但醫學系及醫學院區非醫學系及非護理學系之其他學系學生則傾向歸屬於「個人特質」，如：耐心、愛心、助人行為；其他學系學生則比護理學系、醫學系更傾向認為好護士首要特質歸屬於「個人特質」。此結果可用於醫護教育，協助醫療專業人員於養成教育時對護理專業有適切的認識，磨合彼此對好護士期待的差異，促進跨專業之間的認識及合作，讓病人在醫療照護體系獲得真正的好處，並提升護理形象。

The present study is an investigation of what freshmen in various different departments of a medical campus believe are the primary traits needed by a good nurse. The subjects of the study were students taking the elective general course ”Human Beings and Medicine” at a national university in northern Taiwan. Following a class in which the topic was ”Developments in Nursing”, students were given an assignment by their instructor in which they were asked to describe the primary traits of a good nurse. A total of 258 assignments were analyzed in the present study. The results showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the sexes in terms of their opinions of the primary traits of a good nurse. When it came to students in different departments, nursing students tended to believe that the primary traits of good nurses were professional characteristics such as professional knowledge, caring, and accountability. This contrasted with students in the Department of Medicine, together with other students at the medical campus not in the Department of Medicine and not in the Department of Nursing, who tended to believe that the primary traits were personal characteristics such as patience, kind-heartedness, and helpfulness. In particular, students not in the Department of Medicine who were non-nursing students believed more strongly than nursing students or medical students that personal characteristics described the primary traits of a good nurse. The results of the present study may be applied to medical and nursing education in order to help future medical professionals develop an appropriate understanding of the nursing profession. The results will also help to reconcile the different expectations of doctors and nurses when it comes to what makes a good nurse. This will help to promote awareness and cooperation between doctors and nurses, and make it possible for patients to obtain positive benefits from the health care system. Finally, such an understanding will also enhance the image of nurses.

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